[at-l] ANSWERS ANYONE?

[RoksnRoots at aol.com (RoksnRoots@aol.com)]

A CHALLENGE!

25 words or less...

     What is wilderness?

           ***    The question shouldn't be asked in this context. It would 
be better to call it "wildness". There's a book that could be written on this 
that I won't do here. 

         First, the main reason "wilderness" is discussed by most on this 
list isn't in appreciation of its inherent connection to the AT, instead it is 
done in order to diminish or lower the importance of the AT's conservation 
purpose. The people who do that are not friends of the AT no matter who they are. 
It isn't the task or place of the AT interested to question the Trail's 
veracity or validity of purpose. Its validity should be obvious as far as what is 
going on in both the country and the world today. The only reason these people 
want to discuss wilderness is to show how the AT doesn't stand up to it and 
therefore validate their indifference. The heck with those people.

           We've more than explained relative wilderness and how it serves 
the Trail's purpose over the years on this list. If you weren't paying attention 
you're either not interested or not serious (or other things I won't say 
directly). What you're basically doing is taking the same critical position 
against the AT that developers do. Recently we saw the race track developer quote 
word for word the "The Trail isn't a wilderness" saying in his validation of a 
destructive near-Trail development. Those people would love nothing more than 
to see that view as the most popular held by the "Trail Community". It is. Good 
work people! I'm sure ATC appreciates the bombs coming from behind. 

                

BONUS POINTS!

Again 25 words or less...

     What is the purpose of the AT?


          ***   The purpose of the AT is to instill a mentality or 
sensibility in its visitors of the need to preserve American open space, flora, fauna, 
and to create a check point and institution where that can proceed against the 
current world trend of total development and the destruction of nature.

           It's a place where nature comes first and people who want to split 
hairs over the definition of wilderness can always leave if they don't like 
it. It's an experiment for people to deprogram their hard-wired tendency to 
improve, connect, and develop at wilderness' expense. Tough love and green.

            If you don't like it tough. If you're against it may the devil 
take you...





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